From Charter to Challenge: Navigating Inclusion in ASC and Academia

• In Event: Roundtable: Sisterhood Unlocked: Celebrating, Amplifying, and Protecting Black Women Scholars in Criminology

Abstract

As a charter member of the DPCC, Dr. Jones-Brown has witnessed firsthand the evolving landscape of inclusion within ASC and academia. She will discuss the progress made, the persistent structural challenges that remain, and the ongoing necessity of collective vigilance and advocacy to ensure meaningful, lasting inclusion of Black women and scholars of color.

Authors

• Delores Jones-Brown, Fayetteville State University

• Chinita Heard, HBCU Criminal Justice Workgroup